Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-28
RAILWAY SCHEMES.
RICHNoEDs STREETS TO BE PULL OF
CAR LINES.
Special Meeting OF the Common Council
and an Important Session Of the
Street Committee.

hallWay company 10 run certain street-
car lines in this city.
The amendment proposed that in
stead of going up by the Haxall-Cren-
shaw Mills thet the tdecks be run along
a street (unnamed) south Of Blancherd's
werehouse over private property to
Thirteenth s'reet, and thence passing
up by tie BY district station, but
avoiding the tracks of the Richmond
and Allegh my railroad end Manchester
and Richmond railway by going up
Cory street to Seventh and down Sc
Ienth street to Can i and up Canal to
Sixth up Sixth to Cary, and thelce out
to the New reservoir.
On motion of Mr. Bowden the ordi-
nance was referred to the Committee on
Streets.
The Council then adjourned.
THE STREET COMMITTEE.
At 7:G0 o'clock the Street Committee
met to corsider the various street-rail
way schemes before it.
RICHMOND AND MANCHESTER RAILROAD.
The petition of the Richmond and
Manches;er Railway Company (for-
merly the Manchester Railway and I'm
provement Company was first tai en-
up. This company asks to run from
pO Mt on its present line con- nercing
at Ninth and Canal westwardly along
Canal to Seventh, and thence up Seventh
to Franklin. There the company petit
tions to be allowed TO connect with the
track Of tie Union PaG-enger Line, aud
run its cars on said line TO Seventh and
Marshall thence back to Franklin /;
thence eastwardly to Ninth thence
southwardly down Ninth, connecting
the track of the Union Line with the
Richmond and Manchester Line at Ninth
and Main; thence porthwardly from
Ninth TO Seventh along Cary, connect
ing with its own line at Seventh also,
to run from Seventh and Marshall,
along MAJ shall to Eighth, down Eighth
to Broad, connecting with the City
Railway Line and running over IS track
TO Main, ard Down Main to Ninth, con-
Meeting with its present line; also,
along Cary from Ninth to Seventh,
connecting at Seventh with its own
track there.
Mr. w. II. Meredith appeared before
the committee on behalf of this petit
tion, ard tpoke at some length after
which the petition was laid on the table
temporarily, ard the amended ordi-
nance (Which had Just been sent to the
committee from the CounciD allowing
the Union Line certain routes was next
taken up.
CAPTAIN COKE.
Captain John \. Coke, counsel for
the Electric Line, appeared before tie
Ccrmittee. He not only favored the
changes proposed, but protested against
permission being granted to the Rich
mond and Manchester Company to run
on the tracks it asked for. He thought
it would be incalculable injury to his
road to hamper it with the provisions
asked by the Manchester Company.
MAJOR NASH.
Major Benjamin II. Nash next adj
dressed the committee in behplf of the
Manchc te- Land and Improvement
Company, in ,ositiol to allowing the
Union Line to ian over the go feet
from Dock street to Mayo's bridge.
Furthei' he soid that his company had
orde-ed its lumber, the line had been
surveyed, and work would soon be
begun.
MIR. BRYAN.
Mr.. Joseph Bryan next spoke in
strain similor to Mr.. Meredith in be-
half Of the Richmond and Manchester
Line. In the interest of human life he
hoped the company would ! Q allowed
to run around Halls corner ninth and
CanaD, instead of forcing them to cross
the ten tracks of the -;icLmond and
Allegheny railroad, where the cars
were in danger at eny moment OF being
run into ~ an engiue or a frelght-car.
Mr.. CutChins moved that the per
mission asked for by Mr.. Bryan be re-
commenced TO the Council, and that
the Nancheste, Line shall lay its tracFs
50 that the Union Line can run its elec-
tic cars over them.
Mr.. Bryan said he would agree to
build the line as suggested.
Mr.. Cutchins fUtler moved that the
City Attorney and the City Engineer
be appointed to drait suitable ordi-
nance granting the pc mission asked.
Mr.. ST rke moved 70 equire the
Mancheste Line to take up lis tack on
Ninth from Cary 60 Canal.
NJ. Iryan sad he would agree to do
this If the route he asked fof be al
lowed.
Mr.. Chaprell moved to further amend
by piovidiug that the Manchester Line
may run across the Richmond anL Allie
ehany railroad t.acks on Sevent street
on the same conditions it row -uns over
Ninth street.
CLOSE VOTE.
These motions were subsequently
withdrawn, and the amended ordinance
Of the Union Line was taken up.
Mr.. Powers moved to 81 Ike ort that
poriion of the o. 1inance GLOWING the
company to run along Fourte enth street
from Dock to Mayo's bridge. He moved
this in Justice to the Manchester Rail
way and ImI rovement Company, which
wfnted TO run u Fourteenth street
from Manchester.
On this motion q recorded vote was
called for. 1t was agreed to-as fol
lows:
AYEs.-Messrs Bodeser, cutchips, Powers,
Starke, and Creushaw-5.
NoTs.~Messrs. Bland, Chappen. Hill, and
PETater-4.
Mr.. Starke moved that the Union
Line ordinance as amended be recon-
mended to the Cornell. Agreed to.
MANCHESTER LINE-AGAIN.
Mr. Cutchins then moved that the
following portion of the petition o. the
Richmond ard Manchester Company
be recommended From Ninth and
Canal along Canal to Seventh mp
Seventh to Main and along the line OF
the CITY Railway Company with its
copseutl down Main to Ninth; down
| ninth to Cary; along Cary to Seventh
| down Canal 70 NiAth-the point OF be-
| oin ing. This wcs agreed to.
n was understood between the Elec-
tr;c apd the Manchester Line that II
The former fail TO begin SO much OF
is trek as would be used by the lat
ter within four months and complete 1t
in two months thereafter, that the
Manchester company Lay build and
onerate IL as O part of its line bat it .
| 20 be SO built as to be used by the Union
Line.